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Amidst the now million apps available for smartphones, there are abundant options.\u00a0Last month, we highlighted five apps that are promising and helpful to Chief Financial Officers (CFOs). \u00a0This month, we feature five intriguing apps helpful to executives who manage human resources functions.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s HR manager has many needs but two things are predominant: Access to useful, relevant, timely information on the HR function and, secondly, resources that allow them to perform all of these functions within the limited timeframe of a workday.\u00a0Given these challenges facing today\u2019s HR manager, here are five apps an HR manager will find useful in enhancing their efficiencies and effectiveness as they manage the increasingly complex and critically important human resource function:<\/p>\n

SmartRecruiters<\/a>: Today\u2019s HR manager has no\u00a0\"HR<\/a><\/span>shortage of online and app resources available for recruitment purposes, and the reality is that no singular source likely ever meets a recruiting need completely since there are many positive attributes to most of the brand-name job search sites.\u00a0 But SmartRecruiters allows a corporate recruiter to manage the recruitment and hiring process<\/strong>, maintaining candidate information, the state of their application, open positions in an organization\u2014and all of this in a way that integrates the app\u2019s information with the hiring executives.\u00a0 SmartRecruiters offers a worthy app that makes the challenging hiring process a little less challenging. (Free)<\/span><\/p>\n

HR Suite<\/a>: HR Suite offers the HR manager and \"Mobile<\/a>employees a useful app for the management of employee time sheets and leave requests<\/strong>.\u00a0 The app can be synced with backend systems to offer both the convenience and accuracy to detail necessary with the management of employee hours and time off.\u00a0 (Free)<\/p>\n

Evernote<\/a>: Human Resources inevitably include lots\"Mobile<\/a>\u00a0of data and information management and the simultaneous management of multiple responsibilities.\u00a0 The Evernote app permits the HR manager to keep and track notes, maintain contact information<\/strong> (including a scanning function for business cards).\u00a0 Evernote also offers a convenient voice recording function that permits recording of reminders and the like.\u00a0 Overall, Evernote is a very helpful app for organizing ideas, information and contacts.\u00a0 (Free)<\/p>\n

Workforce Management magazine<\/span><\/a>: There is no \"HR<\/a>shortage of business and management publications, most filled with intriguing and useful information relevant to the HR manager.\u00a0 But Workforce Management<\/i> magazine has the additional benefit of being a media outlet dedicated nearly exclusively to the HR profession.\u00a0 The magazine\u2019s app offers a wealth of information to the HR professional:<\/strong> news, profiles, information on HR-related events and conferences, and overall up-to-date coverage on the profession. \u00a0(Free)<\/p>\n

Human Resource Terminology Glossary<\/span><\/a>: Like all \"HR<\/a>business functions, human resources has developed an increasingly vast glossary of terms<\/strong>.\u00a0 The traditional terms, of course, are readily known to any HR manager.\u00a0 But do you know all 1,000 terms?\u00a0 Maybe not, and this is where the Human Resources Terminology Glossary comes in, offering up-to-date definitions on some 1,000 terms now associated with the HR profession.\u00a0 Easily downloadable, these definitions are a smartphone click away with the Human Resource Terminology Glossary.\u00a0 ($0.99)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Amidst the now million apps available for smartphones, there are abundant options.\u00a0Last month, we highlighted five apps that are promising and helpful to Chief Financial Officers (CFOs). \u00a0This month, we feature five intriguing apps helpful to executives who manage human resources functions. 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